OBRA

Niki Cervin

2020

Niki CervinHow to relate to irregular motions of a physical structure.

WORKS IN THE EXHIBITION AND CHECKLIST WITH PRICESHow to relate to irregular motions of a physical structure Niki Cervin. May 8–June 13.

Images of works courtesy of the artist Photos © Helene Toresdotter© Niki Cervin, 2020

For exhibition views, more information about the artist or inquires about specific works contact the gallery or the artist.

OBRA Stora Varvsgatan 12 Malmö T:072 720 6633 gallery@obra.se

OBRA

Niki Cervin

2020NC_02

Keep in mind that returning to the way you felt before the event may take some timeOil on canvas220 × 160 cm202036 000 Skr

Status:Available

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Niki Cervin

2020NC_03

FuelOil on canvas120 × 90 cm202026 000 Skr

Status:Available

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Niki Cervin

2020NC_04

GilbertOil on canvas30 × 23 cm20207 000 Skr

Status:Available

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Niki Cervin

2020NC_05

How to relate to irregular motions of a physical structure IOil on canvas232 × 200 cm202048 000 Skr

Status:Sold

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Niki Cervin

2020NC_06

How to relate to irregular motions of a physical structure IIOil on canvas232 × 200 cm202046 000 Skr

Status:Available

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Niki Cervin

2020NC_07

KatrinaOil on canvas33 × 25 cm20207 000 Skr

Status:Available

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Niki Cervin

2020NC_08

MariaOil on canvas33 × 25 cm20208 000 Skr

Status:Available

(Not shown in the exhibition)

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Niki Cervin

2020NC_09

MitchOil on canvas33 × 25 cm20208 000 Skr

Status:Available

(Not shown in the exhibition)

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Niki Cervin

2020Niki Cervin, b. 1985 in Stockholm, based in Malmö

EDUCATION 2011 - 2013 Lunds Universitets författarskola2005 - 2007 Lunds konst- och designskola

SOLO EXHIBITIONS2020 How to relate to irregular motions of a physical structure OBRA, Malmö2019 Makeriet, Malmö2011 Staffanstorps Konsthall2011 Galleri Estetica, Malmö2010 Galleri Olsson & Uddenberg, Göteborg2009 Makeriet, Malmö2008 Galleri Estetica, Malmö2008 “On the Wall”, Cirkulationscentralen, Malmö2007 Galleri Le Gant, Malmö

GROUP EXHIBITIONS2020 Liljevalchs Vårsalong, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm2019 Stock: A selection of works from the vaults, Galleri OBRA, Malmö2019 Got It For Cheap, Galleri Golsa, Oslo2019 Sommarsalong, Galleri Backlund, Göteborg2019 Konstbunkern, Örebro2019 Vårsalong, Galleri Backlund, Göteborg2018 Vårsalong, Galleri Backlund, Göteborg2018 Vårsolange, Galleri Slätten, Malmö2016 30 års jubileum, Galleri Estetica, Malmö2016 Båstad Bjäre Konstförening, Båstad2016 Video- och Modulinstallation i samarbete med Ascorbite, FRANK, Malmö2016 Galleri Svalan, Öland2015 “Shifting Landscapes - Sharing the Lund University Art Collection”, Skissernas museum, Lund2012 Galleriet, Malmö2012 Dunkers kulturhus, Helsingborg2012 Art concept store, Bjurholmsplan, Stockholm2010 Höstsalong, Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg2009 Vårsalong, Galleri Estetica, Malmö2008 Ung Konst, Stapellbäddsparken, Malmö2008 Lava, Stockholms kulturhus2008 Galleri Pictura, Lund2007 Ung Konst, Galleri Estetica, Malmö2006 Ung Konst, Mazetti, Malmö2004 Örebro Konsthall

PUBLIC ART2017 Helsingborgshem, Helsingborg

REPRESENTEDVästfastigheterStatens konstrådLunds Universitet

GRANTS2020 Malmö Stads ateljéstipendium2019 Byggnads Kulturstipendium2017 Malmö Stads ateljéstipendium2015 Malmö Stads ateljéstipendium2011 Skånska Konstnärsklubben2009 Malmö Stads ateljéstipendium2008 Malmö konststudio

PRODUCER/CURATOR2017 16 KONSTNÄRER — 24 VIDEOVERK, FRANK, Malmö

OBRA

Niki Cervin

2020NIKI CERVIN How to relate to irregular motions of a physical structureApril-June 2020

NC_02Keep in mind that returning to the way you felt before the event may take some timeOil on canvas220 × 160 cm202036 000 Skr

NC_03FuelOil on canvas120 × 90 cm202026 000 Skr

NC_04GilbertOil on canvas30 × 23 cm20207 000 Skr

NC_05How to relate to irregular motions of a physical structure IOil on canvas232 × 200 cm202048 000 Skr

NC_06How to relate to irregular motions of a physical structure IIOil on canvas232 × 200 cm202046 000 Skr

NC_07KatrinaOil on canvas33 × 25 cm20207 000 Skr

NC_08MariaOil on canvas33 × 25 cm20208 000 Skr

NC_09MitchOil on canvas33 × 25 cm20208 000 Skr

OBRA Stora Varvsgatan 12 Malmö T:072 720 6633 gallery@obra.se

CHECKLIST WITH PRICES*

All pices plus VAT if applicable. The gallery reserves the right to take offers.

OBRA

Niki Cervin

2020

Niki Cervin How to relate to irregular motions of a physical structureMay 8-June 13 2020

Niki’s painterly expression of vulnerable and exposed settings is a kind of portrayal of a scene where a chaotic event has taken place. She examines landscapes which have been exposed to extreme events, left scattered and unrecognisable.

Wild storms, powerful hurricanes, tsunamis and their aftermath; trees uprooted, washed-out towns, constructions torned apart are referenced through a meticulous technique. Unusually wide brushstrokes are noteworthy, these achieved by custom brushes which she builds herself in the studio.

The uncontainable force of fluids and elements find their way translated into her artistic language. Chaos and order, control and the absence of it. Is it nature’s turmoil what ignites the artist’s motivation to paint such phenomena and understand the world in the process?

In Cervin’s painterly mediations, colour schemes unfold in dynamic, sharp contours that meet and form her harmonic variation of disaster. Abstraction and landscape have formed together an essential aesthetic concern exponentially emphasised in modern art and culture since Joseph Mallord William Turner. In Niki’s paintings the challenge of representing nature is given a new breath alas the politically imbued debate around contemporary art.

Paradoxically, within the unfolding of her craft one may also find resemblance to digital image distortion which add to the complexity of the brave new worlds her paintings usually evoke.

–J.T.G

BIOGRAPHY

NIKI CERVIN (b. 1985 in Stockholm) lives and works in Malmö. Group exhibitions include:

Vårsalong (The Spring Salon) at Liljevalchs (Stockholm, 2020), Stock at OBRA (Malmö, 2019),

Shifting Landscapes at Skissernas Museum (Lund, 2015), Passion at Dunkers Kulturhus

(Helsingborg, 2011). Abstrakt/Konkret at Olseröds Konsthall (Olseröd, 2020). Her work is

represented in the collections of the Public Art Agency of Sweden (Statens Konstråd) and

the Museum of Sketches and Public Art (Skissernas Museum) in Lund and in several private

collections.

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Niki Cervin

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Niki Cervin

How to relate to irregular motions of a physical structure.

Images courtesy of the gallery and the artist Photo © Petra Bindel© Niki Cervin, 2020For more information contact the artist or the gallery

OBRA Stora Varvsgatan 12 Malmö T:072 720 6633 gallery@obra.se

At the studio.